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Authors on the Air: Tatum O'Neal; Jennifer Grant; Pico Iyer
Today on Good Morning America: actress Tatum O'Neal, whose Found: A Daughter's Journey Home (William Morrow, 978-0062066565) pubbed yesterday.
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Michael Koryta's 'Cypress House' Heads to Hollywood
Director Chris Columbus (Home Alone) has nabbed the film rights to Michael Koryta's thriller The Cypress House. Columbus, whose production company 1492 Pictures recently wrapped the movie adaptation of The Help (which will be out in August), plans to adapt Koryta's novel set in Florida during the 1935 Labor Day hurricane.
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Authors on the Air: ‘Go The F**k to Sleep’; ‘The Untold Story of Barack Obama’s Mother’; Maziar Bahari
On today’s Brian Lehrer Show, Adam Mansbach talked about his Amazon best-seller and web phenomenon Go The F**k to Sleep (Akashic Books, 978-1617750250), which officially pubs today.
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Authors on the Air: Simon Pegg; 'Man with a Pan'; Alex Prud’Homme
Authors on today’s Leonard Lopate Show include British actor/comedian Simon Pegg, who talked about his memoir Nerd Do Well: A Small Boy’s Journey to Becoming a Big Kid (Gotham, 978-1592406814), which pubbed last week.
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Authors on the Air: 'Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer'; Daisy Fuentes
Today, the movie Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer opens. Directed by John Schultz and starring Heather Graham, Jaleel White, Jordana Beatty, and Parris Mosteller, it’s based on the children’s series by Megan McDonald. Tie-ins from Candlewick include Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer (978-0763653514) and Judy Moody Goes to Hollywood: Behind the Scenes with Judy Moody and Friends (978-0763655518), both by Megan McDonald, and Judy Moody and The Thrill Points Race by Jamie Michalak (978-0763655525).
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'The Assassin’s Accomplice’: The Non Tie-In Tie-In
Kate Clifford Larson's The Assassin's Accomplice did not inspire the Robert Redford-directed film The Conspirator but, looking at the February paperback edition of her book, you would think otherwise.
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Authors on the Air: 'Get Rich Click!'; Kathy Griffin; 'They Call Me Baba Booey'
Authors on The View include Marc Ostrofsky, author of Get Rich Click! The Ultimate Guide to Making Money on the Internet (The Razor Media Group, 978-0982769607) and rapper-actor Ice-T, still promoting Ice: A Memoir of Gangster Life and Redemption-From South Central to Hollywood (One World/Ballantine, 978-0345523280).
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Authors on the Air: 'Demonic'; Cleopatra, Unwrapped; 'The Smart Stepdad'
This morning, The View interviewed Ann Coulter, whose Demonic: How the Liberal Mob Is Endangering America (Crown Forum, 978-0307353481) pubbed yesterday.
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Authors on the Air: Flavor Flav; Sarah Ferguson; Larry King
Tonight, Conan hosts Flavor Flav, whose new book is Flavor Flav The Icon: The Memoir (Farrah Gray Publishing, 978-0982702772).
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Authors on the Air: Larry King; Ice-T
This morning The View chatted with Larry King, whose My Remarkable Journey (Weinstein Books, 978-1602861237) is recently out in paperback.
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Authors on the Air: Submarine; 'Surprised By Love'; 'The Guardian Angel Diary'
Today's the opening of the movie Submarine, directed by Richard Ayoade and starring Craig Roberts, Sally Hawkins, and Paddy Considine. The book tie-in is Submarine by Joe Dunthorne (Random House, 978-0812978391).
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Authors on the Air: Tim Tebow; 'The Filter Bubble'; 'Fields of Combat'
This evening, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart interviews NFL player Tim Tebow, whose Through My Eyes (Harper, 978-0062007285) is just out this week.
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Authors on the Air: 'Age of Greed'; Elena Mannes; 'Intern Nation'
Authors on today's Leonard Lopate Show include: Jeff Madrick, whose Age of Greed: The Triumph of Finance and the Decline of America, 1970 to the Present (Knopf, 978-1400041718) pubbed yesterday; Oran B. Hesterman, author of Fair Food: Growing a Healthy, Sustainable Food System for All (PublicAffairs, 978-1610390064), which also pubbed yesterday; and Jonathan Dixon, with Beaten, Seared, and Sauced: On Becoming a Chef at the Culinary Institute of America (Clarkson Potter, 978-0307589033).
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Authors on the Air: Kung Fu Panda 2; 'Guy Fieri Food'; 'The Tao of Travel'
Yesterday, the movie Kung Fu Panda 2 opened, directed by Jennifer Yuh and starring the voices of Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, and Angelina Jolie. Tie-ins from Price Stern Sloan include Cathy Hapka's Kung Fu Panda 2: Mystical Memories (978-0843198577) and Kung Fu Panda 2: Kaboom of Doom (978-0843198614); Katherine Noll’s Kung Fu Panda 2: Po & Ping's Recipe Storybook (978-0843198584); and Tracey West's Kung Fu Panda 2: The Novel (978-0843198591).
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Authors on the Air: 'How to Be a Grown Up'; 'Reckless Endangerment'
This morning, Today hosted Stacy Kaiser, whose How to Be a Grown Up: The Ten Secret Skills Everyone Needs to Know (HarperOne, 978-0061941191) is recently out in paperback.
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Authors on the Air: 'They Fight Like Soldiers, They Die Like Children'; 'The Quotable Hitchens'; Dick Van Dyke
Today, The Leonard Lopate Show hosted Lieutenant-General The Honorable Roméo Dallaire (Ret.), author of They Fight Like Soldiers, They Die Like Children: The Global Quest to Eradicate the Use of Child Soldiers (Walker & Co., 978-0802779564), which pubs today.
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Authors on the Air: 'Too Big to Fail'; 'The Central Park Five'; 'I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive'
Tonight, HBO Films premieres Too Big to Fail, directed by Curtis Hanson and starring William Hurt, Ed Asner, and Paul Giamatti. The tie-in book is Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System--and Themselves by Andrew Ross Sorkin (Penguin mti edition, 978-0143120278).
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Movie Alert: 'Mr. Popper's Penguins'
It’s popping up to be a chilly summer with the June 17 release of Mr. Popper's Penguins, from 20th Century Fox and Davis Entertainment, a live-action adaptation of the Newbery Honor classic.
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Authors on the Air: 'Manana Forever?'; Chaz Bono; Albert Brooks
Authors on today's Diane Rehm Show include Jorge G. Castaneda, who will be discussing Manana Forever? Mexico and the Mexicans (Knopf, 978-0375404245). Michael Crummey will also be on the show talking about Galore: A Novel (Other Press, 978-1590514344).
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Authors on the Air: 'We Have Your Husband;' Bill Moyers; Peter Bart
Both the Today show and MSNBC Live host Jayne Garcia Valseca, author of We Have Your Husband: One Woman’s Terrifying Story of a Kidnapping in Mexico (Berkley, 978-0425241783). Tomorrow, she will appear on Fox and Friends.
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